torqueo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2) to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
2. (conjugation-2) to twist, wind, bend awry, distort
3. (conjugation-2) to hurl violently, twirl (around the head to throw), fling
4. (conjugation-2) to torment, torture

Concepts

rack

curl

distort

brandish

torment

torture

turn awry

turn

test

twist

Translations

prateleira

αγωνία

rastrelliera

rejilla

étagère

sekkieren

🦡

quälen

foltern

βόστρυχος

διαστρεβλώνω

επισείω

brandir

essai

βασανίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *torkʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).
Cognates include Latin trīcae, trepidus, turpis, Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú), Hittite 𒋻𒌑𒍣 (tarúzi) and Old Church Slavonic тракъ (trakŭ). See also English torch, torque, thwart, queer.